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Residents react to Gov. Josh Green backing off a short-term rental ban; Photography exhibit shows Lahaina before the fires; Virtual field trip to see Hawaiʻi's birds
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Phase 2 debris removal continues for properties in Lahaina as the 500th residential property was cleared. A total of 1,600 properties were impacted by the wildfire.
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The White House hosted an event last week called “Communities in Action: Building a Better Hawaiʻi.” Local elected officials and community leaders from around the U.S. took part. Molokaʻi nonprofit ‘Āina Momona was among the participants. The Conversation talked to Trisha Watson, the organization's vice president, about being involved in a meeting at that level of leadership.
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Hawaiʻi lawmakers are calling for a working group to jump-start the local production of renewable liquid fuels. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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The county council unsuccessfully attempted to reach an agreement with the current landowner, Komar Maui Properties, which bought the parcel in 2015. Councilmembers at a recent committee meeting heard passionate testimony from Lahaina residents in favor of using eminent domain. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports.
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About 25,000 households on Oʻahu are in flood-risk areas, and the City and County of Honolulu wants to see how prepared residents are for possible floods.
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We discuss how a clean fuel standard could help Hawaiʻi reduce carbon emissions in transportation; the Honolulu EMS director talks about the recent increase of fentanyl and drug use on Oʻahu; Hawaiian Dredging discusses the Pearl Harbor dry dock modernization project; and a British historian highlights the contributions of Hawaiʻi women during World War II
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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has been slowing down over the last century, and certain climate change factors may bring the current system past the point of no return.
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Is shoplifting on the rise?; Challenges ahead for the Navy's $3 billion overhaul of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam drydock; Queen Liliʻuokalani's portrait returns to ʻIolani Palace
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A recently passed ordinance requires all Maui County wastewater to be disinfected by 2039, promoting water efficiency. Last year, the county experienced severe drought and multiple water shortages.